Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, engaging and committed individual to work in Newcastle Hospitals trust. This post is designed to suit an individual with an interest in HPB and Transplant Surgery who is looking for a broad experience in HPB and abdominal transplant surgery.
The successful candidate would contribute to covering the inpatient Ward 38 transplant oriented workload, as well as having a commitment to the National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS) team as a surgical assistant. We would encourage involvement in elective HPB surgery, including major liver/pancreas resections as well as retroperitoneal sarcomas and neuroendocrine tumours. There is also opportunity to participate in daycase lists of hernias and cholecystectomies.
The post is from 6 August 2025 until 4 August 2026 and applicants must possess GMC registration at time of application. Previous paid NHS experience is essential.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The post would suit a trainee in Surgery with a special interest in HPB and Transplant. The trainee will have completed Foundation training, be studying for MRCS and be orientated towards a general surgery career, but trainees with other career aspirations will also be considered.
This post will provide a solid basis from which to apply for core training or specialist ST3+ programs.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Mr Colin Wilson on 0191 22 31670, or via email at colin.wilson6@nhs.net
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General Aspects
This post is attached to the HPB and Transplant department. The individual will work on the F2/CST tier and as such be expected to perform duties and take clinical responsibility to this level, as well as provide supervision as appropriate to foundation doctors.
Specific components of this post
The individual will contribute to the ward 38 rota and as well as having a commitment to the National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS) team as a surgical assistant. Electively, they will contribute to providing high level care to complex transplant inpatients as well as transplant and HPB clinics. The individual will also have opportunities to participate in theatre as assistant in major resectional/transplantation surgery and also in daycase general surgery lists.
Teaching
There is no formal teaching component to this post, but the successful candidate will be expected to deliver informal support to medical students and other junior doctors on the ward.
Personal Education
All staff are encouraged to question and learn from the extensive clinical activities that take place on the unit. There are a number of weekly meetings that provide excellent educational opportunities. These include; Directorate Audit/M and M meeting, MDT and departmental meetings including research and audit updates. There is a Monday lunchtime transplant teaching programme at which attendance is expected.
Research/Audit
This directorate has a strong research pedigree and many ongoing clinical and scientific research projects. The high volume of specialist activity performed in the unit ensures there is a vast opportunity to instigate and perform research/audit projects. Such activity is encouraged and results presented at regional, national and international meetings.
Clinical
Each doctor is expected to assist in the care of all patients to which he/she is allocated under the direct supervision of the Consultant. In addition he/she is expected to provide cross-cover for all patients in the Unit when required to do so. Duties include business, post-take and teaching ward rounds, OP clinics, Operating Theatre sessions, administrative (dictation of summaries, letters, coding etc.) and presentations (M + M, transplant assessment meetings etc.)
Administration
Each Resident Doctor is expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to him/her by the Consultants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General Aspects
This post is attached to the HPB and Transplant department. The individual will work on the F2/CST tier and as such be expected to perform duties and take clinical responsibility to this level, as well as provide supervision as appropriate to foundation doctors.
Specific components of this post
The individual will contribute to the ward 38 rota and as well as having a commitment to the National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS) team as a surgical assistant. Electively, they will contribute to providing high level care to complex transplant inpatients as well as transplant and HPB clinics. The individual will also have opportunities to participate in theatre as assistant in major resectional/transplantation surgery and also in daycase general surgery lists.
Teaching
There is no formal teaching component to this post, but the successful candidate will be expected to deliver informal support to medical students and other junior doctors on the ward.
Personal Education
All staff are encouraged to question and learn from the extensive clinical activities that take place on the unit. There are a number of weekly meetings that provide excellent educational opportunities. These include; Directorate Audit/M and M meeting, MDT and departmental meetings including research and audit updates. There is a Monday lunchtime transplant teaching programme at which attendance is expected.
Research/Audit
This directorate has a strong research pedigree and many ongoing clinical and scientific research projects. The high volume of specialist activity performed in the unit ensures there is a vast opportunity to instigate and perform research/audit projects. Such activity is encouraged and results presented at regional, national and international meetings.
Clinical
Each doctor is expected to assist in the care of all patients to which he/she is allocated under the direct supervision of the Consultant. In addition he/she is expected to provide cross-cover for all patients in the Unit when required to do so. Duties include business, post-take and teaching ward rounds, OP clinics, Operating Theatre sessions, administrative (dictation of summaries, letters, coding etc.) and presentations (M + M, transplant assessment meetings etc.)
Administration
Each Resident Doctor is expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to him/her by the Consultants.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS (or equivalent)
- Must hold full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application
- Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training (or equivalent)
- Evidence of smooth progression through training programmes
Desirable
- MRCS
- Certificate in Clinical Education
- ALS, ALTS, CCrISP
- Completion of Core Surgical Training programme
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous paid NHS experience
- To be clear, fluent and articulate in communication in English
- Sound history and examination skills
- Ability to formulate a working diagnosis and request appropriate investigations
- Reliably manage common medical and surgical emergencies
- To appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
Desirable
- Neat, legible writing of notes/charts
- IT skills
- Ability to perform basic general surgical procedures
- Experience of HPB/Transplant surgery
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to run a service and participate in management process
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administration ability
- Understanding of management goals
- Experience with audit
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential
- Have experience in teaching undergraduate medical students and/or Foundation Year 1 Doctors
- Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching and learning
Desirable
- Documented positive feedback from delivered teaching sessions
- Some knowledge of learning theories
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Presentation of completed audit projects at local, national and international meetings
- Understanding of research principles
- Evidence of participation in research projects
- Aptitude for surgical research
Desirable
- Evidence of developing, organising and completing an audit from their own idea
- Supervising audits undertaken by junior members of the team
- Publication of research in peer reviewed journals and presentation at local, national and international meetings
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Desirable
- Initiative
- Development of organisational strategies
- Evidence of change management
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS (or equivalent)
- Must hold full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application
- Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training (or equivalent)
- Evidence of smooth progression through training programmes
Desirable
- MRCS
- Certificate in Clinical Education
- ALS, ALTS, CCrISP
- Completion of Core Surgical Training programme
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous paid NHS experience
- To be clear, fluent and articulate in communication in English
- Sound history and examination skills
- Ability to formulate a working diagnosis and request appropriate investigations
- Reliably manage common medical and surgical emergencies
- To appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
Desirable
- Neat, legible writing of notes/charts
- IT skills
- Ability to perform basic general surgical procedures
- Experience of HPB/Transplant surgery
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to run a service and participate in management process
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administration ability
- Understanding of management goals
- Experience with audit
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential
- Have experience in teaching undergraduate medical students and/or Foundation Year 1 Doctors
- Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching and learning
Desirable
- Documented positive feedback from delivered teaching sessions
- Some knowledge of learning theories
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Presentation of completed audit projects at local, national and international meetings
- Understanding of research principles
- Evidence of participation in research projects
- Aptitude for surgical research
Desirable
- Evidence of developing, organising and completing an audit from their own idea
- Supervising audits undertaken by junior members of the team
- Publication of research in peer reviewed journals and presentation at local, national and international meetings
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Desirable
- Initiative
- Development of organisational strategies
- Evidence of change management
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
